This online training course covers a wide range of topics relating to the safe handling and administration of medication within the healthcare industry, such as The Medicines Act and controlled drug schedules. The course will take approximately one hour to complete, and at the end of the training there are a number of multiple choice questions based on the course content, which must be answered correctly to pass the course.

Train Healthcare are fully aligned with Skills For Health and have been awarded the Skills for Health ‘Quality Mark’ for our face to face and e-learning training courses.

Course Content:

What is a medicine?

The Medicines Act

What is a Generic Medicine?

What is a Proprietary Medicine?

What is a Controlled Drug?

Controlled Drug Schedules

Preparing for Administration

Labelling

Prescriptions

Medicine Administration Record (MAR)/Drug Charts

Omissions

Correct Procedures

Infection Control

Hand Washing

PPE

Medicine Dispensing

Routes of Administration

PGD’s

Patients and Medication

Refusal of Medication

Administration Errors

Side Effects

EPSE

Wastage

Issues with MDS Systems

CD Registers & SOP’s

Clozapine

Injections

Rapid Tranquillisation

Syringe Drivers

Z Tracking

Storage

Warfarin Monitoring

IV Administrations

Delegation

Guidance for training

Further Reading

References

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the legislation involved with medication administration

Be able to follow procedures set for safe administration of medication